Continuing our breakdowns of the recruiting area for the Hokies. I'll be breaking down where VT stands in the states it recruits, plus DC and the northeast, since the Hokies are only up there sporadically.
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Most Recent Offers:
OL Jordan McNair, McDonogh (Md.), three stars (2017) -- Searels
Top targets:
OL Terrance Davis, Dematha (Md.), No. 6 OG, No. 4 in MD -- Searels
WR Trevon Diggs, Avalon School (Md.), four stars, No. 23 WR, No. 6 in MD -- Burden
WR Tino Ellis, Dematha (Md.), four stars, No. 35 WR, No. 5 in MD -- Burden
LB Keith Simms, Landon School (Md.), four stars, No. 22 OLB, No. 9 in MD -- Burden
DT Ellison Jordan, Gilman (Md.), four stars, No. 23 DT, No. 11 in MD -- Wiles/Burden
LB Cameron Brown, Bullis (Md.), four stars, No. 24 OLB, No. 12 in MD -- Burden
OL Stephen Spanellis, Gilman (Md.), three stars, No. 36 OT, No. 14 in MD -- Searels
RB Anthony McFarland, Dematha (Md.), four stars, Rivals100 to watch for 2017 -- Burden
LB Nathan Proctor, Lackey (Md.), three stars (2017) -- Burden
Recent Rivals Stories On VT MD Targets:
McNair from HokieHaven.com, May 31: https://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1770341
Davis from InsideTheGators.com, May 27: http://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1769660
Diggs from TerrapinSportsReport.com, May 16: http://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1766743
Simms from TerrapinSportsReport.com, May 28: https://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1769926
Brown from Rivals.com/HokieHaven.com, May 29: https://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1770276
Jordan from TerrapinSportsReport.com, May 19: http://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1767413
Overview:
Maryland always has been and will continue to be vital recruiting ground for Virginia Tech. And the following there is exemplified by the huge turnout for the Military Bowl in Annapolis. Despite losing a commitment, Kareem Felder, to Ohio State, the Hokies continue to do well here, with a very under the radar commitment in Myles Wolfolk. He showed solidly, but not spectacularly in April at the Richmond stop of the Rivals Camp Series presented by Under Armour.
The target most point to in the state is Ellis, whom Virginia Tech offered in the spring of his freshman year. Ellis played with Cam Phillips and is cousins with senior DB Donovan Riley. He's been visiting Blacksburg since he was in middle school. And while the Hokies will be in it until the end, the team that will be very, very tough to beat out is Maryland, which was first to offer. Ellis is also very tight with Rivals100 QB Dwayne Haskins, who committed to the Terps last month. There's time, but the odds have been shifting more and more for Ellis towards Maryland, with West Virginia close by, too. He chose to visit the Mountaineers for their spring game over the Hokies.
The best chance for a top-level recruit in Maryland is with Jordan. He's been Virginia Tech's top defensive tackle prospect for months now and has been very high on the Hokies. Jordan even spent his birthday weekend to visit for their spring game in April. Jordan had rave reviews after that visit and said the four sticking out a bit to him are VT, Maryland, Rutgers and Penn State. He needs to visit Blacksburg this summer for the Hokies to maintain their status, but odds are looking favorable for VT right now.
The other target to really watch is Brown, who had planned on transferring to Paint Branch (Md.), but will instead stay at Bullis (Md.). Brown visited Blacksburg for the Hokies' first scrimmage in early April and has kept them in a good spot since. He has a top 10 of Arizona State, Duke, Michigan State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Penn State, Pittsburgh, USC, VT and Wisconsin. The Irish, Nittany Lions and Panthers are the three the Hokies will be battling most with. A top five is coming in July.
Keep an eye on Simms and Davis. It looked like for a while like Simms didn't have much, if any interest in the Hokies. But he has said recently that he plans on visiting for one of Virginia Tech's camps in a few weeks, which could swing the momentum. Until then, it's hard to know exactly how he feels about the Hokies, but that visit will be a good indicator. With Davis, he tweeted that Virginia Tech is in his top 10, though the Hokies have only quietly been mentioned with him. They still need him to visit to have a realistic shot.
Odds fort Spanellis and Diggs are very slim, but Virginia Tech has gotten in very early with Proctor and McFarland. Both have visited multiple times, for games and junior days. Proctor also has some pro-VT support around him, but it's still very early on both.
Rivals national team analysis:
"Maryland is a big-time state for Virginia Tech. They've gotten a lot of guys out of the state over the years. Tino Ellis is the headliner, but I don't know that they'll have a great shot at getting him. Some of these other guys, Keith Simms, Cameron Brown, Ellison Jordan for sure. They have a good Gilman connection and there a lot of guys over the next couple of years who will be some big-time guys.
They've got Myles Wolfolk out of Wise and Torrian Gray does a great job of finding DBs. Myles could be one of those guys who can develop into one of those that they're known for over there. Virginia Tech has a good presence in Maryland and players are really looking for a Virginia Tech offer. That's a school that guys seem validated once they get a Virginia Tech offer because of the history there.
There's nothing significant at Dematha now for them other than Tino and Tino and Anthony do their own thing when it comes to recruiting. The guys there, Terrance Davis, Shane Simmons, DJ Turner and Lorenzo Harrison. Tino and Anthony also do track together and it seems like they're more inclined to do their own thing. But other 2017 guys like Proctor, who's a good prospect and might be underrated as a three-star, he's a guy Virginia Tech should really focus in on. They should work as hard as they can to get into McDonogh and they have a big-time presence in the state, which they've leveraged."
-- Rivals.com mid-Atlantic analyst Adam Friedman
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Most Recent Offers:
OL Jordan McNair, McDonogh (Md.), three stars (2017) -- Searels
Top targets:
OL Terrance Davis, Dematha (Md.), No. 6 OG, No. 4 in MD -- Searels
WR Trevon Diggs, Avalon School (Md.), four stars, No. 23 WR, No. 6 in MD -- Burden
WR Tino Ellis, Dematha (Md.), four stars, No. 35 WR, No. 5 in MD -- Burden
LB Keith Simms, Landon School (Md.), four stars, No. 22 OLB, No. 9 in MD -- Burden
DT Ellison Jordan, Gilman (Md.), four stars, No. 23 DT, No. 11 in MD -- Wiles/Burden
LB Cameron Brown, Bullis (Md.), four stars, No. 24 OLB, No. 12 in MD -- Burden
OL Stephen Spanellis, Gilman (Md.), three stars, No. 36 OT, No. 14 in MD -- Searels
RB Anthony McFarland, Dematha (Md.), four stars, Rivals100 to watch for 2017 -- Burden
LB Nathan Proctor, Lackey (Md.), three stars (2017) -- Burden
Recent Rivals Stories On VT MD Targets:
McNair from HokieHaven.com, May 31: https://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1770341
Davis from InsideTheGators.com, May 27: http://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1769660
Diggs from TerrapinSportsReport.com, May 16: http://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1766743
Simms from TerrapinSportsReport.com, May 28: https://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1769926
Brown from Rivals.com/HokieHaven.com, May 29: https://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1770276
Jordan from TerrapinSportsReport.com, May 19: http://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1767413
Overview:
Maryland always has been and will continue to be vital recruiting ground for Virginia Tech. And the following there is exemplified by the huge turnout for the Military Bowl in Annapolis. Despite losing a commitment, Kareem Felder, to Ohio State, the Hokies continue to do well here, with a very under the radar commitment in Myles Wolfolk. He showed solidly, but not spectacularly in April at the Richmond stop of the Rivals Camp Series presented by Under Armour.
The target most point to in the state is Ellis, whom Virginia Tech offered in the spring of his freshman year. Ellis played with Cam Phillips and is cousins with senior DB Donovan Riley. He's been visiting Blacksburg since he was in middle school. And while the Hokies will be in it until the end, the team that will be very, very tough to beat out is Maryland, which was first to offer. Ellis is also very tight with Rivals100 QB Dwayne Haskins, who committed to the Terps last month. There's time, but the odds have been shifting more and more for Ellis towards Maryland, with West Virginia close by, too. He chose to visit the Mountaineers for their spring game over the Hokies.
The best chance for a top-level recruit in Maryland is with Jordan. He's been Virginia Tech's top defensive tackle prospect for months now and has been very high on the Hokies. Jordan even spent his birthday weekend to visit for their spring game in April. Jordan had rave reviews after that visit and said the four sticking out a bit to him are VT, Maryland, Rutgers and Penn State. He needs to visit Blacksburg this summer for the Hokies to maintain their status, but odds are looking favorable for VT right now.
The other target to really watch is Brown, who had planned on transferring to Paint Branch (Md.), but will instead stay at Bullis (Md.). Brown visited Blacksburg for the Hokies' first scrimmage in early April and has kept them in a good spot since. He has a top 10 of Arizona State, Duke, Michigan State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Penn State, Pittsburgh, USC, VT and Wisconsin. The Irish, Nittany Lions and Panthers are the three the Hokies will be battling most with. A top five is coming in July.
Keep an eye on Simms and Davis. It looked like for a while like Simms didn't have much, if any interest in the Hokies. But he has said recently that he plans on visiting for one of Virginia Tech's camps in a few weeks, which could swing the momentum. Until then, it's hard to know exactly how he feels about the Hokies, but that visit will be a good indicator. With Davis, he tweeted that Virginia Tech is in his top 10, though the Hokies have only quietly been mentioned with him. They still need him to visit to have a realistic shot.
Odds fort Spanellis and Diggs are very slim, but Virginia Tech has gotten in very early with Proctor and McFarland. Both have visited multiple times, for games and junior days. Proctor also has some pro-VT support around him, but it's still very early on both.
Rivals national team analysis:
"Maryland is a big-time state for Virginia Tech. They've gotten a lot of guys out of the state over the years. Tino Ellis is the headliner, but I don't know that they'll have a great shot at getting him. Some of these other guys, Keith Simms, Cameron Brown, Ellison Jordan for sure. They have a good Gilman connection and there a lot of guys over the next couple of years who will be some big-time guys.
They've got Myles Wolfolk out of Wise and Torrian Gray does a great job of finding DBs. Myles could be one of those guys who can develop into one of those that they're known for over there. Virginia Tech has a good presence in Maryland and players are really looking for a Virginia Tech offer. That's a school that guys seem validated once they get a Virginia Tech offer because of the history there.
There's nothing significant at Dematha now for them other than Tino and Tino and Anthony do their own thing when it comes to recruiting. The guys there, Terrance Davis, Shane Simmons, DJ Turner and Lorenzo Harrison. Tino and Anthony also do track together and it seems like they're more inclined to do their own thing. But other 2017 guys like Proctor, who's a good prospect and might be underrated as a three-star, he's a guy Virginia Tech should really focus in on. They should work as hard as they can to get into McDonogh and they have a big-time presence in the state, which they've leveraged."
-- Rivals.com mid-Atlantic analyst Adam Friedman
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